Epästabiileiksi

Epästabiileiksi is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective epästabiili, meaning unstable. It is used as a translative form to indicate a change of state into instability or to classify something as unstable. The translative suffix -iksi / -iksi marks a transformation or designation, and epästabiileiksi typically appears in statements about processes that cause instability or in assessments that label systems or materials as unstable.

In usage, the form is common in technical and scientific prose, where authors describe a transition to an unstable condition or categorize several items as unstable. It often follows verbs such as muuttua (to become) or tulla (to come to be), and can appear in constructions like “muuttua epästabiileiksi” or “tulla epästabiileiksi.” The plural, task-oriented, or collective sense is frequently encountered in risk analysis, engineering reports, and laboratory observations.

Common contexts include physics and chemistry (chemical or physical systems that become unstable under certain conditions), engineering (structures or components that may become unstable under load), and meteorology or climate science (conditions that render a system unstable). The term is typically used to convey assessment or forecasting rather than a permanent state, emphasizing potential or evolving instability.

Examples:

- Järjestelmä voi muuttua epästabiileiksi, kun kuormitus kasvaa tietyn rajan yli.

- Olosuhteet tekevät aineesta epästabiileiksi.

See also: epästabiili, translatiivinen kausaliteetti, Finnish grammar for adjectives in translative form.